Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7137370 | Gearbox comprising two rotatable disks which are arranged inside each other and are connected by means of a swash plate A gear arrangement has two turntables nested or arranged concentrically in one another, and interconnected with one another via a swashplate. The gear arrangement preferably is used for adjusting the angle of rotation of the camshaft relative to the angle of rotatio... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7082906 | Piston cooling system The piston engine cooling system includes multiple pistons rotatably coupled to a crankshaft. Each piston includes a piston head defining a cooling chamber therein, and a connecting rod coupled to the piston head. The connecting rod includes a connecting rod inlet c... | 08/01/2006 |
| 5427067 | Piston and a connecting rod assembly An assembly including a piston having a crown surface, a bottom surface, and a skirt projecting therefrom and defining therewith a cavity; a cup-shaped housing retained in the cavity and having a bottom wall engaging the bottom surface and a side wall eng... | 06/27/1995 |
| 4724800 | Ringless piston engine An non-lubricated, ringless piston engine without a conventional heat exchange system having a cross-head guide for guiding and restraining the piston within a cylinder of a two-stroke engine. The piston-bore radial clearance gap is maintained during engi... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4662319 | Structurally lightened piston utilizable especially in an internal combustion engine The piston for an internal combustion engine, consisting of a piston head (1) and a body (2) of monobloc or two-piece construction, the head bearing upon the body (2) via at least two circular bearing surfaces (4, 5), the body (2) having a bearing part (6... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4515110 | Rod bearing lubrication for two-cycle engines This invention is a lubrication pumping means contained within one or more reciprocating rods to assure lubrication of the crankpin rod bearing and the wrist pin bearing during operation of a two-cycle internal combustion engine. The invention teaches a m... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4502421 | Rod lubrication means for two-cycle internal combustion engines This invention is a unique lubrication means contained within a hollow shank of a reciprocating rod including a valve means to maintain a supply of lubricant within the shank of the rod to assure proper lubrication of both the crankpin and wrist pin rod b... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4466387 | Lubrication means for a two-cycle internal combustion engine This invention is a lubrication pumping means contained within one or more reciprocating rods to assure lubrication of the crankpin rod bearing and the wrist pin bearing during operation of a two-cycle internal combustion engine.... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4363293 | Piston for a reciprocating piston machine, particularly an internal combustion engine A piston for a reciprocating piston machine, of the type swivelled by means of a piston pin to the associated connecting rod small and consisting of two members constituting the piston head and the piston skirt, assembled together by stud bolts. The centr... | 12/14/1982 |
| 3973393 | Reciprocating internal combustion engine with continuous combustion A reciprocating internal combustion engine of the type having a continuous combustion. The combustion chamber must be connected with the cylinders of the engine by suitable transfer ports for supplying the gaseous medium to the cylinders and for dischargi... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3930472 | Composite oil-cooled piston for an internal combustion engine The piston head is hollowed for a central coolant cavity and for an outer annular coolant cavity separated by a ridge by which the head is supported on the piston body. An outer shoulder also supports the skirt part of the head on the piston body. The pis... | 01/06/1976 |
